Hollywood has yet to witness ripped heroes on screen since the 1970s, when Sylvester Stallone blasted the box office with his boxing film Rocky, based on Chuck Wepner’s life. Sly’s physique during his young years is often compared to that of 7x Mr. Olympia Arnold Schwarzenegger, as they both tried to dominate the cinema arena with high-voltage movies. At 77, Sly still impresses his fans with his shredded body.
The father of five is known for high-action movie franchises, which he often wrote and directed. For the Rocky series, he extensively trained to act like a professional boxer. Sly trained six days a week to become jacked for the movie and also trained with Mr. Olympia champion Franco Columbu to add musculature.
His daughters are a testimony to his discipline for fitness, as they once revealed how he used to impart Navy SEAL training to them as kids. “We were jacked, so it was very different, but we had six packs in third grade, and we could kick every boy’s b**ts,” his daughter Sophie said. Now, she was seen clicking a selfie with her dad as Sly flexed his pumped-up biceps.
The 77-year-old captioned the picture, “goofing around with our daughter Sophia!” The Rocky icon was seen in a black T-shirt and grey hair, while Sophie was elegant in a mustard green blazer, both flexing their biceps. And fitness enthusiasts were quick to appreciate Sly’s muscles at 77.
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The bodybuilding community never misses a chance to appreciate the muscle gains of stars. “Man. Still got the guns at your age. Wow,” exclaimed a thrilled follower. While a die-hard fan declared, “Legend still pumped up!” Not many are as ripped as Sly in their late seventies, which left the fitness fans amused.